March-April 2023

As we celebrate local comic strip creator Tom Batiuk in our latest issue of Northeast Ohio Boomer magazine, we invite you to enter yourself or someone you know and love in our Crankshaft look-alike contest! Submit a photo file to [email protected] by April 20 with ‘Crankshaft’ as the subject line. We’ll give the winner an autographed Crankshaft book, “Strike Four!” donated by Batiuk. ...

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We are thrilled to unveil our Break Away issue of Northeast Ohio Boomer magazine, just as springtime attempts to gain a foothold over Old Man Winter. As you can see, this March/April 2023 cover features Tom Batiuk, the face behind the funnies. ...

Unlike some of his characters, cartoon creator Tom Batiuk is in the enviable position of doing exactly what he has always wanted to do since childhood. He saw a copy of “The Flash” at the Rexall Drug Store in Akron and “It rearranged my molecules,” he says. ...

While parents are the primary planners (and payers) for camp, grandparents increasingly participate in finding a camp match, transportation and, yes, covering the cost. ...

Ted Alexander grew up with Cleveland radio. As a kid, he pushed the tortoise shell buttons on his beige knit sweater as if they were the knobs on the radio. He spun the beads on his playpen like he was tuning in a station and used his rattle as a microphone. Today, he hosts a popular oldies radio show at Gold 93.7 WQGR. ...

It's frustrating to have photos and home movies that you can't easily see or copy. If you want to preserve or digitize old photos or family videos on VHS tapes (remember those?), your local library can often help. ...

SCORE Cleveland helps would-be entrepreneurs, community developers and others (mentees) by providing trained mentors who have the desire and know-how to help others. Many are retired from their own businesses and careers. ...